Time Isa Fly'n!

Hi Crafters! I'm really excited to get through this post, and you will see why towards the end. 

At the All Things Tim Yahoo Group, the ATC swap challenge this month is "Wings". So here mine is.

I stuck some Inkssentials Metal Foil Tape to cardstock, and then colored it with Red Pepper Alcohol Ink.

I used Tim's Mini Clock Die to cut the shapes out.

I added Alcohol Ink Blending Solution to an Alcohol Ink Pen, and removed the Ink from the feet, knob, and hands of the clock. I recolored the hands with Pitch Black Alcohol Ink in another Pen.

I inked the clocks with Walnut Stain and then poured UTEE on them and heat embossed. The red faded a little bit, but it made a wonderful vintage color.

More Foil Tape was adhered to cardstock and then gessoed very lightly. I used Tim's Sizzix Heart Wings Die to cut wings.

I coated the wings with Crackle Accents, let them dry, and then inked them with Walnut Stain.

Using the Mini Compass image, I stamped it in Jet Black Archival onto some scrap pieces of round shapes of cardstock. I cut them out and adhered the clock faces to them using Crackle Accents, which made a crackley look underneath. I adhered these to the Mini Clocks, and the wings to that last. A Long Fastener and a metal gear finished these off.

I created a masterboard using a sheet of Sandable Embossed Graphic 45 Cardstock from Core-dinations. I sanded the clock faces, and then stamped 2013 using Brushed Pewter Distress Stain. After I cut the ATCs, I inked the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink, and misted the cards with Biscotti Perfect Pearls. After I adhered the flying clocks, I computer generated the sentiment.

 

I had some of the masterboard cardstock left over, so I thought I would do a little variation, and make some more ATCs as gifts.  I added some letters in Antique Bronze Distress Stain. Yes that's right...CHA! I'm heading out today and I couldn't be more excited! This is a dream come true for me. I didn't think it would ever happen. I'll take lots of photos and blog about what I see so you all can share in the fun through my eyes.

I am also submitting this to Hels Sunday Stamper challenge for "Things That Fly". And, I will finally get to meet Hels at CHA in the flesh!

Supplies:
From My Stash- silver cardstock, computer generated words


I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

"Persevere"

Persevere- 1. the act of steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, or continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition, or discouragement. 2. to be steadfast. 3. to continue in a state of grace to the end, leading to eternal salvation.

Okay...so why am I giving you a vocabulary lesson? Well, when I first read the challenge for the Wendy Vecchi Yahoo Group this time of "A Stencil and Some Stamping", I thought to myself, "Oh this will be so easy!" NOT! It lead me to thinking, dang it! I don't want to think! I just want to do! But alas, my inner self won over, as usual, and I had to think. Next thing you knew I had picked a word...a dreaded word...the one thing I said I would not buy in to. So many in Blog Land are picking a word...a mantra....a manifesto....a resolution! Why? Well, because we ALL want to better ourselves....right?
Well, I've thought about this word a lot, and think I probably need a good one to constantly remind me of certain things when I feel ah...not so good about things. Yes, sometimes I get a little down on myself. It's something I am not to good at talking about. I am usually a very upbeat kind of person, but sometimes the blues get me too. So what to do about those times? PERSEVERE! I can do it, and YOU can too! Whatever the "IT" might be.

I gessoed a jumbo sized manila tag (#10) to have a white base and some added strength.

I thought I would see if Alcohol Ink would work to color Wendy's yummy Embossing Paste. It does! I used Sandal. I applied this onto Wendy's Brick Stencil.

I trimmed the bottom portion of the stencil so it would match up to the top part I already stenciled, and added more paste to it. LOVE this stuff! After it dried, I inked the edges and bricks using Pumice Stone and Walnut Stain Distress Inks.

I painted up a piece of Clearly For Art.

I turned the piece of CFA over and stamped the Butterfly in Jet Black Archival. I gave this a quick dry, then cut it out. Using the heat tool again, I shaped the butterfly wings. LOVE this stuff too!

Using a fab sentiment by Wendy, a painted it all up and stamped in onto my bricks for a graffiti look. I also turned the tag upside down so I could use the hole to hang something from. I traced around the letter using a Black Glaze Pen so that they would really pop.

On an Art Part piece, I stamped the Ruler and Stamping Sign, using Jet Black. I gave this a nice inking with Walnut Stain.

Another Art Part, The Lady, was painted with Pitch Black Dabber, and then I found this Cosmo Crickett Everyday Words For An Artist in my stash. Love what they say! I decided to get funky and I covered her in some choice words. I was shocked I did this...maybe I was up to late. Needless to say, I wasn't sure I liked it. I also made her a heart and painted it up, and computer generated the word PERSEVERE.

Those stark white words kept bothering me, so I inked them up with Black Soot and then coated her with Crackle Accents. The Crackle caused the Ink to bleed and blend. I LOVED it! Now I love her! You can still read everything.

More CFA was stamped, and this time with a sign post.

More painting on the Post. I cut it out and heated it up to change the direction of the white sign. I stamped the colorful sign with 'Art', and computer generated 'Boring' for the white one. I put everything on the tag, and added lots of Idea-ology metal and some other metal from my stash.

 

 

 

 

Talk about old....I could barely find some links on some of the stamps I've used for this, and I couldn't find one for the butterfly. Sad...an oldie but a goodie. So, I am also submitting this to Simon Says Stamp & Show's challenge for "Embrace The Old", and Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog Challenge for "Favorite Stamp". 

Supplies:
From My Stash-  Stamper's Anonymous Art With Wings Stampgear charms, art girl charm, hangers, light bulb brad


I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!